Are you looking for a game that will fill your 5 minute long break? Then it's a game for you! It autosaves after each room and you won't need more than that to beat it. Basically there are three types of rooms: 1) You know exactly what to do but it requires good platformer skills and a perfect timing so you may die several times. 2) You have absolutely no idea what to do. You have to test a bit (and die as a result) to see what's what and how every button works. After that it's a piece of cake. 3) Hybrid: first you have to learn what to do and then prove your good reflexes. Man, those rooms are hard! Anyway I strongly recommend the game if you are looking for a refreshment during some other serious tasks.
The game has two major problems: - Zombie theme is overused. It's hard to make anything even remotely original nowadays (They are called Grays but the concept is identical) - The game doesn't know what it wants to be. Puzzle game or survival horror? It tries to be both and it fails to do it properly. E.g. you can get extra points for not using your most powerful weapon. Whoa, am I fighting for my life here or solving an IQ test? It ruins the atmosphere severely. The rest is just average...
- The game is nothing like animal simulators from 90s, namely Wolf and Lion. Shelter is linear - there are several "chapters" where you find yourself in a dangerous situation (like night, fire, heavy rain) and you have to behave properly to protect your cubs and get to the next chapter. - In each chapter you have to feed your cubs. Digging up vegetables, shaking off apples, hunting... but it may get a bit tricky! If you do it carelessly one of them may gobble everything and the rest will starve. Fortunately they are not identical and sooner or later you will figure out which one is more hungry than the other. - In most cases cubs follow you obediently but you have to be careful not to let any of them get lost. If they see a vegetable they may run towards it and wait there until you dig it up. They may get scared and disperse in panic. Be careful when you are hunting because you are faster - they may get lost and even if they can see you sometimes they won't have any idea how to reach you. - It's more a piece of art than a game. Its purpose is to make you think about nature, the circle of life, being protective... If you are thinking you'll be playing as a badger hero who comes to save the day then this game is definitely not for you. It's not an action nor puzzle game. You won't ask yourself questions like "hmm... how to solve it? What should I do?" Everything will come naturally... I would say you are not supposed to play this game, you should rather experience it...
